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Crime in HD2 2

How much crime is recorded in HD2 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
35,779 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HD2 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in HD2 2, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
46.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

HD2 2National
Violence and sexual offences35.923.6
Shoplifting19.28.4
Burglary15.99.1
Public order8.44.6
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Other theft5.44.5
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Drugs3.82.4
Other crime2.81.5
Robbery2.31.4
Theft from the person1.52.1
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 8% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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